| Diversity of habitats positively influenced total macrophyte richness, both hydrophyte and emergent species. |
| Until now most macrophyte models neglected the fact that the majority of macrophyte species expand clonally during the growing season. |
| The negative effects of macrophyte blooms can be more extensive and persistent in semi-closed water bodies like Basin Head. |
| Eutrophication has relevant effects on water bodies: the main are algal blooming, excessive aguatic macrophyte growth and oxygen depletion. |
| The new Directive should, in any case, contain some sort of protocol setting out what to do when algae and macrophyte blooms occur. |
| Whatever the macrophyte variable considered, nutrient availability in fishponds did not affect macrophyte depletion rate. |
